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No country for folk heroesThe debate about whether Eoin Morgan should sing the national anthem is typical of an English culture that demands its cricketers be both free-spirited and happy to conformhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/841825.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/841825.htmlWed, 04 Mar 2015 05:01:27 GMTPietersen stars in his own muppet showKevin Pietersen's rubbishing of many aspiring English county professionals brings to mind the belief of Miss Piggy that "there is no one in the world to compare with moi"http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/824107.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/824107.htmlTue, 27 Jan 2015 17:39:25 GMTA crisis that defines the ageNever mind cricket's absence from free-to-air TV - changes in social attitudes, the demands of work, and an individualistic age are all contributing to a decline in participationhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/801903.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/801903.htmlSat, 22 Nov 2014 02:49:55 GMTMorgan's warning must be heededEoin Morgan's condemnation of England's Twenty20 competition has exposed the deep divisions between the ECB and its elite players on the future of the professional gamehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/799965.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/799965.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:53:12 GMTAnderson England's guilty pleasureThere is an uncomfortable recognition that the beauty of James Anderson's cricket comes with a professionalism that has been taken to the limits but weak umpiring has to share the blamehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/766007.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/766007.htmlFri, 01 Aug 2014 03:13:44 GMTThe answer is in the outgroundsThe revival of some of county cricket's outgrounds can give groundstaff at county headquarters time to improve pitches in the NatWest Blasthttp://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/757709.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/757709.htmlSat, 05 Jul 2014 17:10:48 GMTEngland's final humiliationThere is no cause to analyse England's defeat against the Netherlands, no need to search for explanations. It was beyond all that. All that is needed is a simple recognition that it was unacceptablehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/733043.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/733043.htmlMon, 31 Mar 2014 19:29:38 GMTFlower power and the demise of the machinesCriticisms of an over-reliance on data will sting Andy Flower, who must discover the more human side of analysis if he is to successfully develop the leadership potential of England's next generationhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/714983.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/714983.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:53:12 GMTOn the verge of a diplomatic triumphIf the ICC revolution goes ahead, Giles Clarke would have completed a remarkable turnaround in England's relationship with Indiahttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/712151.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/712151.htmlFri, 28 Feb 2014 17:35:27 GMTSwann mistaken not to see it throughAt their time of need, Graeme Swann has decided to desert his team-mates http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/703047.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/703047.htmlSun, 22 Dec 2013 16:56:10 GMTTime for Trott to seek new truthsEngland's vast support network provides for a player's every needs. Perhaps in a curious way that is part of the problemhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/692605.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/692605.htmlTue, 06 Jan 2015 11:36:58 GMTDeclare and be damnedThere is nothing like poor weather and trying to gauge a declaration to mess with a cricketer's mind - just for once Michael Clarke should have asked the journalists insteadhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/658947.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/658947.htmlMon, 05 Aug 2013 09:33:17 GMTWarner revels in panto villain debutAustralia's moustachioed cricketing pugilist made an appropriately comedic decision to review his dismissal, to the delight of the Old Trafford crowdhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/657889.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/657889.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:53:12 GMTWrong place, wrong time, wrong callStuart Broad did only what cricketers have been doing for half a century - but doing it in the full glare of the Ashes has unleashed the sermonisinghttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/651029.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/651029.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 21:55:37 GMTLehmann euphoria leaves England waryThe instalment of Darren Lehmann, a cricketing Falstaff who likes a drink and a chat, as Australia's new coach has given this Ashes its own particular zinghttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/646769.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/646769.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:58:45 GMTICC must never betray fans againThe lack of a reserve day for the Champions Trophy final was a huge let-down by the ICChttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/644603.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/644603.htmlMon, 24 Jun 2013 05:02:14 GMTLots of rumour, but no hard evidenceThe words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidencehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/642389.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/642389.htmlSun, 16 Jun 2013 13:21:49 GMTEngland's vexed problem with the IPLCan't love it, can't quite ignore it, and the fact that it is pitted against county cricket only confuses matters furtherhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/630904.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/630904.htmlFri, 19 Apr 2013 08:38:56 GMTOnline coverage lifts county gameThe ECB has announced an official tie-up with the BBC to secure commentary on county cricket as online coverage becomes ever more important to the survival of the professional gamehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/626164.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/626164.htmlFri, 22 Mar 2013 08:15:41 GMTEngland enter new job-share eraEngland's one-day series in India will mark the start of a new coaching era with the job split between Andy Flower and Ashley Gileshttp://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599329.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/599329.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2014 00:53:12 GMT